Potable

Definition: Potable

Potable

Adjective

1. Of alcoholic beverages that are suitable for drinking; "it's an impudent young wine but I think you will find it quite potable".

Noun

1. Any liquid suitable for drinking: "may I take your beverage order?".

Date "potable" was first used: sometime in the early 15th century. (references)

Domain	Definition
Satire	POTABLE, n. Suitable for drinking. Water is said to be potable; indeed, some declare it our natural beverage, although even they find it palatable only when suffering from the recurrent disorder known as thirst, for which it is a medicine. Upon nothing has so great and diligent ingenuity been brought to bear in all ages and in all countries, except the most uncivilized, as upon the invention of substitutes for water. To hold that this general aversion to that liquid has no basis in the preservative instinct of the race is to be unscientific -- and without science we are as the snakes and toads. Source: Devil's Dictionary.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Synonyms: Potable

Synonyms: beverage (n), drink (n), drinkable (n). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Food	Adjective: eatable, edible, esculent, comestible, alimentary; cereal, cibarious; dietetic; culinary; nutritive, nutritious; gastric; succulent; potable, potulent; bibulous.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: Potable

English words defined with "potable": Potulent ♦ Water vine. (references)

Specialty definitions using "potable": aerated water ♦ CASUARINA EQUISETIFOLIA, CAVANILLESIA PLATANIFOLIA, COUMA MACROCARPA ♦ desalting ♦ Food and Beverages ♦ MILKTREE, Mostrenque ♦ PHYTELEPHAS SEEMANNII ♦ sulfur water, sulfurous water, sulphur water, sulphurous water ♦ TETRACERA ♦ VITIS TILIAEFOLIA ♦ Water Supply System. (references)

Etymologies containing "potable": Beverage ♦ Potation ♦ symposium. (references)

Non-English Usage: "Potable" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

French (acceptable, drinkable, potable, reasonable), Spanish (drinkable, drinking, potable).

Domain	Title
Books	Handbook for Water Analysis for the Food Industry: Industrial, Potable and Wastewater Systems for the Use of Food Processors and Packers (reference) Handbook of Chlorination for Potable Water (reference) Liquid Nourishment: Potable Foods and Stimulating Drinks (Food and Society, No 5) (reference) Prevention and Control of Water-Caused Problems in Building Potable Water Systems/Tpc Publication 7 (reference) UK Potable Water Business Development Q1 2002 [DOWNLOAD: PDF] (reference) (more book examples)

High Tech	AIWA XP-V733 Potable Personal CD Player (reference) (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Fluid and electrolyte balance can be maintained by potable fruit juices, caffeine-free soft drinks, and salted crackers. (references)
		To provide the under-served with potable water in the short term requires innovative practical solutions such as point-of-use disinfection and safe water storage vessels. (references)
Business		To evaluate the use of smaller compact equipment for potable water distribution in small towns. (references)
		Additionally, several private cooperatives that offer potable water services are beginning to require meters. (references)
		The challenge for China of providing its citizens with potable water is further compounded by its water pollution problems. (references)
Economic History	France	A 1991 European Union directive and the French "law about water" require that water treatment systems be established throughout all of France by 2005. Cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants will have to be equipped with sewage plants by 2001 while cities with a population of 2000 to 15,000 will have until 2006. All lead pipes for potable water will also have to be replaced within this timeframe. (references)
	Morocco	For the period 2000-2004, the government plans an annual investment of about $250 million for potable water improvement. (references)
	Morocco	The National Office of Potable Water (ONEP) is now investing in the sewage sector and several communes have decided to sign a co-share management convention with ONEP for sewage services. (references)
Human Rights	Nigeria	Lack of potable water, inadequate sewage facilities, and severe overcrowding resulted in unhealthy and dangerous sanitary conditions. (references)
	Zambia	According to official statistics, prisons designed to hold 5,330 prisoners held more than 12,741. This severe overcrowding, combined with poor sanitation, inadequate medical facilities, meager food supplies, and lack of potable water resulted in serious outbreaks of dysentery and other diseases, including tuberculosis. (references)
	Panama	Coiba prisoners suffer from malnutrition and shortages of potable water. (references)
Indigenous People	Costa Rica	Most live in traditional communities on 22 reserves which, because of their remote location, often lack access to schools, health care, electricity, and potable water. (references)
	Ecuador	Electricity and potable water often are unavailable. (references)
Political Economy	PARAGUAY	Efforts to improve weak infrastructure, especially in power transmission and distribution; telecommunications; road, river, and civil aviation systems; postal system; potable water; and sewage treatment provide potential markets for United States' goods and services. (references)
Trade	Syria	Syria has received some project financing from Japan, the EU, and various Arab national and multinational institutions, including: improving the potable water delivery system in Damascus, upgrading the national telephone system, construction of several electrical power plants, purchase of heavy equipment for land reclamation, road construction, and archeological and historic restoration projects. (references)
Travel	Bolivia	Water is not potable by U.S. standards in any Bolivian city, although the major cities have improved the quality of their water supply systems in recent years. (references)
	Greece	The water in cities throughout Greece is potable. (references)
Worker Rights	Tuvalu	It requires employers to provide an adequate potable water supply, basic sanitary facilities, and medical care. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

"Potable" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 96.77% of the time. "Potable" is used about 31 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Adjective (general or positive)	96.77%	30	63,341
Noun (proper)	3.23%	1	339,140
Total	100.00%	31	N/A

Expression using "potable": potable water. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "potable": potable-water.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Language		Translations for "potable"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		i pijshëm. (various references)

Arabic		‏صالح للشرب (drinkable). (various references)

Bulgarian		годен за пиене (drinkable). (various references)

Chinese		饮�"�. (various references)

Czech		pitný (drinkable). (various references)

Danish		likoer (alcohol for ingestion, liqueur, potable spirit), grundig afskylning i drikkevand (thorough rinsing with potable water), drikkevandsforsyningen i dette omraade kommer fra en raekke broende med forskellig blyoploesende evne (potable water supplies to this area come from a number of sources of varying plumbo-solvency), drikkevand (drinking water, drinking-water, potable water), drikkespiritus (potable spirit), dekontaminering af vand, som kan udnyttes til drikkevand (decontamination of potential sources of drinking water ( potable water )). (various references)

Dutch		prima alcolhol (alcohol for ingestion, liqueur, potable spirit), ontsmetting van water dat als drinkwater kan dienen (decontamination of potential sources of drinking water ( potable water )), met drinkwater grondig schoongemaakt (thorough rinsing with potable water), leidingwater (potable water, tap water), gedistilleerde drank (alcohol for ingestion, liqueur, potable spirit, spirit), drinkwaterjerrycan (potable watering-can), drinkwater (drinking-water), drinkbaar water (potable water), de drinkwatervoorzieningen van deze streek komen uit een bepaald aantal bronnen met een verschillend lood-oplossend vermogen (potable water supplies to this area come from a number of sources of varying plumbo-solvency). (various references)

Farsi		نوشیدنی , قابل شرب , اشامیدنی (Beverage, Drink). (various references)

Finnish		juomavesi (drinking water, potable water). (various references)

French		potable. (various references)

German		trinkbar (drinkable). (various references)

Greek		πόσιμοσ (drinkable). (various references)

Hebrew		בר שתי�" (drinkable), ראוי לשתי�" (drinkable). (various references)

Hungarian		iható (drinkable). (various references)

Indonesian		dapat diminum (drinkable). (various references)

Italian		bevibile (drinkable, drinking). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		飲�"�水　 (potable water), 飲�"�水 (potable water). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		い�"ようすい (potable water). (various references)

Manx		iuoil (drinkable). (various references)

Pig Latin		otablepay

Portuguese		potável (drinkable), bebidas (booze). (various references)

Romanian		potabil (drinkable), bãuturã (beverage, bottle, drink, drinkable, drinking, liquor, lush, pot, pottle). (various references)

Russian		годный для питья (drinkable). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		pitak (drinkable). (various references)

Spanish		potable (drinkable, drinking). (various references)

Swedish		drickbar (drinkable). (various references)

Turkish		meşrubat (beverage, drink, soft drink), içilebilir (drinkable, smokable), içecek (beverage, drink, pop). (various references)

Ukrainian		питний (drinkable). (various references)

Vietnamese		uống được (potatory). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	potare. (various references)
Late Latin	300-700	potabilis. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "potable": potableness, potablenesses, potables. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Potable" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Opstaele, patable, Pitcaple, poolable, posable, potal, Potala, potile, Proteplex, putable, puttable, Puttalam. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "potable" (pronounced pō"tubul)
6	-ō" t u b u l	notable, quotable.
5	-t u b u l	acceptable, accountable, adaptable, adjustable, adoptable, attributable, charitable, collectible, comfortable, compatible, constable, contemptible, contestable, convertible, copyrightable, countable, creditable, debatable, deductible, delectable, detectable, digestible, discountable, disreputable, eatable, electable, equitable, excitable, exportable, forfeitable, forgettable, habitable, harvestable, heritable, hospitable, imitable, immutable, imperceptible, implantable, incompatible, incontrovertible, indestructible, indisputable, indomitable, inequitable, inevitable, inexhaustible, inflatable, inheritable, inhospitable, inimitable, injectable, inscrutable, insupportable, insurmountable, interruptible, intractable, investable, irrefutable, irresistible, irritable, lamentable, marketable, nonconvertible, nondeductible, palatable, patentable, perceptible, portable, predictable, presentable, preventable, printable, profitable, prosecutable, redoubtable, regrettable, rentable, repeatable, reportable, reputable, resettable, respectable, retractable, suggestible, suitable, supportable, susceptible, tractable, transmittable, transportable, treatable, unacceptable, unaccountable, unbeatable, uncollectible, uncomfortable, undetectable, unelectable, unforgettable, uninhabitable, unpalatable, unpredictable, unprintable, unprofitable, unsuitable, unsupportable, vegetable, veritable.
4	-u b u l	abominable, accessible, achievable, actionable, addressable, admirable, admissible, adorable, advisable, affable, affordable, agreeable, allowable, amenable, amendable, amiable, amicable, analyzable, answerable, appealable, applicable, appreciable, approachable, approvable, arable, arguable, attainable, audible, available, avoidable, bankable, bearable, believable, billable, biodegradable, breakable, buildable, burnable, callable, cannibal, capable, changeable, chargeable, classifiable, collapsible, Combinable, commendable, communicable, comparable, compensable, comprehensible, conceivable, confirmable, considerable, consumable, controllable, credible, crucible, culpable, curable, defensible, definable, degradable, deliverable, demonstrable, dependable, deplorable, deployable, depreciable, describable, desirable, despicable, detachable, determinable, developable, disagreeable, discernible, discoverable, dishonorable, dispensable, disposable, distinguishable, divisible, doable, drinkable, drivable, durable, edible, eligible, Embraceable, employable, enforceable, enjoyable, enviable, equable, erasable, erodible, estimable, exchangeable, excludable, excusable, execrable, exercisable, expandable, expendable, explainable, extendable, extendible, fallible, fashionable, fathomable, favorable, feasible, fissionable, fixable, flammable, flexible, forcible, foreseeable, forgivable, formidable, fungible, fusible, gullible, hon, honorable, horrible, identifiable, illegible, imaginable, immiscible, immovable, impassable, impeachable, impeccable, impenetrable, impermissible, implacable, implausible, imponderable, impossible, impracticable, impregnable, impressionable, improbable, inaccessible, inadmissible, inadvisable, inalienable, inapplicable, inaudible, incalculable, incapable, incomparable, incomprehensible, incompressible, inconceivable, incorrigible, incredible, incurable, indefatigable, indefensible, indefinable, indelible, indescribable, indispensable, indistinguishable, indivisible, inedible, ineffable, ineligible, inescapable, inexcusable, inexorable, inexplicable, infallible, infeasible, inflammable, inflexible, innumerable, inoperable, insatiable, inseparable, insoluble, insufferable, intangible, intelligible, interchangeable, interminable, intolerable, invaluable, invincible, inviolable, invisible, invulnerable, irascible, irreconcilable, irremediable, irreparable, irreplaceable, irrepressible, irresponsible, irreversible, irrevocable, issuable, justifiable, knowledgeable, laudable, laughable, leasable, legible, liable, likable, likeable, livable, lovable, malleable, manageable, mandible, maneuverable, measurable, memorable, microwavable, miscible, miserable, moldable, movable, navigable, negligible, negotiable, noncallable, nondurable, nonrefundable, nonrenewable, nontaxable, nontransferable, noticeable, objectionable, observable, obtainable, operable, ostensible, palpable, parable, passable, payable, peaceable, perishable, permeable, permissible, personable, persuadable, pitiable, plausible, pleasurable, pliable, possible, practicable, preferable, probable, programmable, provable, punishable, questionable, reachable, readable, realizable, reasonable, receivable, rechargeable, recognizable, recordable, recoverable, recyclable, redeemable, reducible, refundable, reliable, remarkable, removable, renewable, repairable, repayable, replaceable, reprehensible, resealable, responsible, returnable, reusable, reversible, revocable, ridable, salable, saleable, salvageable, seasonable, sensible, serviceable, sizable, sizeable, sociable, soluble, solvable, spendable, submersible, survivable, sustainable, syllable, talkable, tangible, taxable, teachable, tenable, terrible, tolerable, traceable, tradable, tradeable, trainable, transferable, transferrable, tunable, typeable, unaffordable, unalienable, unalterable, unanswerable, unassailable, unattainable, unavailable, unavoidable, unbearable, unbelievable, unbuildable, unconscionable, uncontrollable, undeniable, understandable, undesirable, unemployable, unenforceable, unenviable, unexplainable, unfashionable, unfathomable, unfavorable, unfeasible, unflappable, unforeseeable, unforgivable, ungovernable, unimaginable, unimpeachable, uninsurable, unintelligible, unjustifiable, unknowable, unlivable, unmanageable, unmentionable, unmistakable, unobtainable, unquestionable, unreachable, unreadable, unreasonable, unrecognizable, unreliable, unremarkable, unsalable, unshakable, unsinkable, unsolvable, unspeakable, unstoppable, unsustainable, untenable, unthinkable, untouchable, untraceable, unusable, unverifiable, unwinnable, unworkable, usable, variable, venerable, verifiable, viable, visible, voluble, vulnerable, washable, wearable, winnable, workable.
3	-b u l	able, amble, assemble, babble, Babel, bauble, bible, bramble, bubble, Bumble, cable, cobble, coble, corbel, crumble, cymbal, dabble, Dibble, disable, disassemble, dissemble, double, Drabble, dribble, enable, enfeeble, ennoble, ensemble, fable, feeble, foible, fumble, gable, gamble, Garble, global, gobble, Gribble, grumble, hardscrabble, herbal, hobble, humble, ignoble, immeasurable, immobile, intertribal, jumble, kibble, label, libel, marble, mislabel, mobile, mumble, nibble, nimble, noble, nonverbal, pebble, preamble, psychobabble, quibble, rabble, ramble, reassemble, rebel, redouble, relabel, resemble, Roble, rouble, roundtable, rubble, Ruble, rumble, sable, Scrabble, scramble, scribble, shamble, Sibyl, squabble, Stabile, stable, stubble, stumble, symbol, table, thimble, timetable, treble, tremble, tribal, trouble, tubal, tumble, turntable, umbel, unable, unscramble, unserviceable, unstable, valuable, verbal, wamble, wobble.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-b-e-l-o-p-t"
	-1 letter: boatel, lobate, oblate, pelota.
	-2 letters: blate, bleat, bloat, botel, leapt, lepta, palet, petal, plate, pleat, table, tepal.
	-3 letters: abet, able, aloe, alto, atop, bale, bate, beat, belt, beta, blae, blat, blet, blot, boat, bola, bole, bolt, bota, late, leap, lept, lobe, lope, lota, olea, opal, pale, pate, peal, peat, pelt, plat, plea, pleb.
	Words containing the letters "a-b-e-l-o-p-t"
	+1 letter: portable, potables, tabletop.
	+2 letters: adoptable, bookplate, pivotable, portables, spottable, stoppable, tabletops.
	+3 letters: blastopore, bookplates, compatible, computable, deportable, exportable, hospitable, importable, paddleboat, pocketable, portabella, portabello, profitable, promotable, reportable, tablespoon.
	+4 letters: amphibolite, blacktopped, blastopores, blastospore, boilerplate, compactible, compatibles, exploitable, openability, operability, paddleboats, paleobotany, polysorbate, portabellas, portabellos, postponable, potableness, prelibation, problematic, projectable, supportable, tablespoons, unadoptable, unstoppable.
	+5 letters: amphibolites, bipolarities, bipropellant, blastospores, boilerplates, hypnotizable, incompatible, incomputable, inhospitable, paleobotanic, perambulator, photolyzable, plasterboard, polysorbates, potabilities, prelibations, problematics, prosecutable, transposable, unprofitable.
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

50 6F 74 61 62 6C 65

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

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Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010000 01101111 01110100 01100001 01100010 01101100 01100101

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#80 &#111 &#116 &#97 &#98 &#108 &#101

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0050 006F 0074 0061 0062 006C 0065

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
potable water	275	boire eau potable	5
potable aqua	100	agua de de plantas potable tratamiento	4
potable water tank	47	air conditioner potable	4
eau potable	30	agua contaminacion del potable	4
potable dvd player	23	cd player potable	4
potable	19	abastecimiento agua de potable	4
potable water storage tank	19	potable toilet	4
agua el potable	11	picture potable water	4
potable water system	9	hose potable water	3
tratamiento de agua potable	9	agua mexico potable	3
dvd potable	8	agua de plantas potable	3
potable water storage	7	agua aguas de potable	3
agua alcantarillado potable y	7	potable water treatment	3
agua de de planta potable tratamiento	7	agua potable venezuela	3
agua de estanques potable	7	eau irrigation potable	3
agua potable	6	chemical potable treatment water	3
distribution eau potable	5	agua agua ambiente potable	3
agua el es potable que	5	assainissement eau potable	3
agua el en peru potable	5	agua conservar potable	3
agua calidad del potable	5	agua hidráulica potable	3
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Potable

Definition: Potable

Potable

Adjective

Noun

Specialty Definition: Potable

Synonyms: Potable

Synonyms within Context: Potable

Food

Crosswords: Potable

Commercial Usage: Potable

Books

High Tech

Image Slideshow: Potable

Computer Images:Potable

Non-Fiction Usage: Potable

Usage Frequency: Potable

Expressions: Potable

Frequency of Internet Keywords: Potable

Modern Translation: Potable

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Ancestral Language Translations: Potable

Derivations & Misspellings: Potable

Derivations

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Rhyming with "Potable"

Anagrams: Potable

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Alternative Orthography: Potable

50 6F 74 61 62 6C 65

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01010000 01101111 01110100 01100001 01100010 01101100 01100101

&#80 &#111 &#116 &#97 &#98 &#108 &#101

0050 006F 0074 0061 0062 006C 0065

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